Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies

Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis are widely prevalent diseases and are characterized by tissue destruction due to chronic inflammation. Recently, there is growing evidence that the two diseases share many pathological features. This article reviews their clinical and biological links. However,...

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Main Authors: Modi Depinder, Chopra Vipinder, Bhau Usha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2009-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Dental Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=1;spage=86;epage=90;aulast=Modi
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spelling doaj-18cf82de37c7402c919778aaa9ec63992020-11-24T22:25:16ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dental Research0970-92901998-36032009-01-012018690Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapiesModi DepinderChopra VipinderBhau UshaRheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis are widely prevalent diseases and are characterized by tissue destruction due to chronic inflammation. Recently, there is growing evidence that the two diseases share many pathological features. This article reviews their clinical and biological links. However, there are only a limited number of studies in this area, which prevent us from offering clear evidence.http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=1;spage=86;epage=90;aulast=ModiBiological linkagesperiodontitisrheumatoid arthritis
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author Modi Depinder
Chopra Vipinder
Bhau Usha
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Chopra Vipinder
Bhau Usha
Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
Indian Journal of Dental Research
Biological linkages
periodontitis
rheumatoid arthritis
author_facet Modi Depinder
Chopra Vipinder
Bhau Usha
author_sort Modi Depinder
title Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
title_short Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
title_full Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
title_fullStr Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
title_full_unstemmed Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: Biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
title_sort rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis: biological links and the emergence of dual purpose therapies
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Dental Research
issn 0970-9290
1998-3603
publishDate 2009-01-01
description Rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis are widely prevalent diseases and are characterized by tissue destruction due to chronic inflammation. Recently, there is growing evidence that the two diseases share many pathological features. This article reviews their clinical and biological links. However, there are only a limited number of studies in this area, which prevent us from offering clear evidence.
topic Biological linkages
periodontitis
rheumatoid arthritis
url http://www.ijdr.in/article.asp?issn=0970-9290;year=2009;volume=20;issue=1;spage=86;epage=90;aulast=Modi
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